Binder and mower truck.



' w. B. WEESE & L. M. CRAWFORD'.

BINDER AND MOWER TRUCK.

APPLICATION HLED FEB.'16, 1915.

Patented Dec. 7, 1915.

:OLUMBM PLANOGRAP n CO.,WASHINGTON, D.c.

Licence;

To (ZZZ whom it may comm;

Be it known [that we, d/VILLIAM' B. Winter and Lewis M. CRAWFORD,citizens of the United States, and residents of Grant City:

and Valley Junction, in thecounties of \Vorth and Polk and States ofMissouri and Iowa, respectively,have invented a certain new and usefulBinder and Mower Truck,

of which the followingis a specification;

The object ofour invention is to'pro'vid'e a tongue truck ofsimple,'dura'ble, and'inexpensive construction, peculiarly adapted foruse with harvesting machines, such, as mowers and binders.

A further object is to provide such a de vice, having a casting orsupporting member of new and novel construction, peculiarly adapted forsecuring together two, tongue.

horses may bhitched comparatively close to the machine. I

Still a further object is to provide such a truck adapted to so assistin supporting the 'weight of the machine and to so connect the tonguemembers, as to permit the tongue to I swing vertically but nothorizontally. V

' Still a further object is to providesuch a tongue truck as to assistin holding the machine against variations'from a direct path of travel.I I

Our invention consists in the construction, arrangement and combinationof the "arious parts of the device whereby the objectsfcone templatedare attained, as more fully set forth, pointed out in our claim, andillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which: I

Figure 1 shows a side elevationpartly in section of a tongue truckembodying our in vention. Fig; 2 shows a top or plan view of the same,and Fig. 3 shows a vertical sectional View taken on the line 33 of Fig.2. I In the exemplification of our invention illustrated in theaccompanying drawings,

we have used the reference numeral 10, to

indicate generally the short permanent frame or tongue memberpsecured tothe mower, hinder, or other machine, .wlth

which our impro ed tongue truck-is to' 'b'e' used. The movable tongue 11is to be secured to the member 10, a suitable way,

A BINDER Amman; TRUCK... ,1

specification of I etters Patent. Patg Application filed esins 16,1915;Seria1 No.8,642.-

to accomplish the purposes hereinbefore set forth. Formaking suchasuitable connection, We haveprovided a connecting bracket on saidmember, comprising the vertical spaced parallel plates 12, adaptedtoreceive between them the front end of the tongue member 10, and toengage the sides of said tongue member, and to be secured thereto bymeans of bolts 13 and nuts 14. The members '12 -may be inclined slightlyupwardly fromtheir rear ends,as shown. in.

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. I Ju cTIo -I WALQ iited Decfi Y Fig. l. Formed on the forward ends ofthe members 12, arejforward extensions 15.

Secured to the 'sideof the rear end'of the tongue member 11, are plates16 which are 'se'curedto said tongue, and to each other by means ofb0lts"17., The rear ends of the plates 16 extend beyond the tongue 11and are received between the forward ends of the extensions 15, and arepivotally secured inside ofwhich is an annular angular slot 24. Belowthe slot 24 and between the slot 24C and the middle of the base 22, aredownward extensions 25 and 26, forming shoulders of the bearings. Belowthe bearing, formed on the base 22, 1s a coactmg bearing 27, having inits central upper surface, an

opening or recess28, which receives the ex tension 26; Above the openingor recess 27 isa large opening or recess 29 to receive the extension 25.Atlits upper end the bearing 27 is formed with a peripheral upwardlyextending annular fiange130,'whichis re ceived in the slot or groove 2%.The bearing 27 and bodv 21 and base 22 are provided with verticalopenings which register with each other, Mounted on said openingsis alarge bolt 32, the head 33 of which is countel-sunk in the lower part.of the bearing 27. The upper end of the bolt 32 is screw threaded-toreceive a nut 33. Extending down'wardlv and curved rearwardly from andare provided with openings which regis'; ter with each other and formbearings for, anf'axle 85, onTwhich-"is 'mounted a wheel" comprising ahub 36,- inside of which, sur rounding the axle, isa sleeve 37, whichmay,

be removed and replaced when worn.

. sidethe hub 36 isan annular outwardly ex j tending web 38, at theifieriphery of which is formed a broad rim 39, in. the center of? whichis a sharp annular outwardly extendingblade Inthe practical use, ourimproved truck may be used for mowers, b1nders,;or other machines.

Our truck has a number of important advantagesand accomplishes a numberof important purposes. It will be noted that the arms 34 are.comparatively short, and are made on a quarter circle, so that the.wheel isa caster wheel, and is comparatively small so as to be locatedclose tothe tongue 11.

'The bearingis strong and dust proof.

. Our entire truck is comparatively" small and makes-1t poss bletohitchthe team three feet closer to the mower or bmder than can be donewith any other truck, with which we are familiar, and it is well knownthat a' teamcan handle aload better when hitched closeto it, andthatless draft power is required. Another reason why the team can behitched close to the machine arises from the fact that the tongue canswing vertically but 7 not laterally. This gives the team directcontrolof the machine in turning, so that with a truck of this type theteam'could not turn into the sickle, which would be the case with allother trucks now in use. The advantage in draft of hitching close to themachine is wellknown. Such a'close hitch, not only gives-the team adirect control of the machine, as hereinbefore suggested, but also thereason that the sickle may be swung to very low position for picking updown grass or grain.

On account of the fact that the truck takes considerable weight, it ispossible to use a binder or mower equipped with our truck .Qopies ofthis patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing theComrnissioner of Patents-.5

on softer ground, than is the case where no such truck is used. lrVith'a truck of this I insomuclnsas the 'tongue 'cannot tur'n laterally, themachine can be backed up or' can beheld back on a hill, which could notbe 'done with many of the trucks now in use. i The. combination in whichour truck is usd, which includes the connecting device whereby thetongueis permitted to swing vertically-but not laterally, in connection withthe comparatively low broad wheel with the central blade 4:0, jassistsin holding the machine in a straight*line' oftravel'. This combinationis important on a side hill, where it is possible tohold the machine'inpositionfor cutting a full swath of grain, without permitting themachineto slide or swing downthehill... This combination also largely obviatesthe side jerk of thetongue on the team,andpreventsside draft. n

The parts of our truck are so constructed and arrangedthat the truck maybe readily mountedgon anytongue" and ma,;

and easily chine.

It willbe: understood that some changes maybe made in the constructionand arrangement offthe details of our'improved f binder and mowertruckwithout departing from the'essential features and purposes thereof,and it is our intent'tofcover by this application any such changes whichmaybe included within the scope of our claim. We claim asouriinventionzf In a tongue truck, a fixedltonguemember, a movabletongue member, means for connecting said tongue membersand forsupporting a caster-wheel comprising a member having spaced extensionsreceiving the end of the fixed tongue member, spaced forwardly extendingmembers, a member con-f necting said extensions and adapted to abutagainst the fixed tongue member,1ha-ying downwardly extendin'ggbearingshoulders and a'downwardly opening annular groove, parallel memberssecured to. said movable tongue member and pivoted to said for: wardly.extending members, a'bearing mem. ber having'sockets receiving saidbearing shoulders. and an upwardly extending annu-' lar portion receivedin said groove, a bolt ex-.

tended through said bearing member and Washington, 12.6. V

